Ill STAT. 2210 PUBLIC LAW 105-102—NOV. 20, 1997 1987 dollars. The Secretary and the Airports Authority may renegotiate the level of lease payments attributable to inflation costs every 10 years. "(c) ENFORCEMENT OF LEASE PROVISIONS. —The district courts of the tJnited States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority and its officers and employees to comply with the terms of the lease. The Attorney General or an aggrieved party may bring an action on behalf of the Government. "(d) EXTENSION OF LEASE. —The Secretary and the Airports Authority may at any time negotiate an extension of the lease. '*§ 49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation "(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority— "(1) should pursue the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation of the facilities at Washington Dulles International Airport and Washington National Airport simultaneously; and "(2) to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of Transportation to be completed at Washington Dulles International Airport and Washington National Airport within 5 years after March 30, 1988. "(b) SECRETARY'S ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary shall assist the 3 airports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in planning for operational and capital improvements at those airports and shall accelerate consideration of applications for United States Government financial assistance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of increasing airside capacity.
- '§ 49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
"(a) STATUS.— The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall be— "(1) a public body corporate and politic with the powers and jurisdiction— "(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative authority of Virginia and the District of Columbia or by either of them and concurred in by the legislative authority of the other jurisdiction; and "(B) that at least meet the specifications of this section and section 49108 of this title; "(2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the District of Columbia, and the United States Government; and "(3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and improve the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area. "(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Airports Authority shall be authorized— "(A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and promote the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes; "(B) to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for public purposes, including paying any part of the cost of airport improvements, construction, and rehabilitation and the
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